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Jul 31, 2015 4:07 p.m.

The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act (H.R. 3236) was passed in both both chambers by votes of 385–34 in the House and 91–4 in the Senate. It would authorize funds for federal-aid highway and public transportation programs and make funds available from the Veterans Choice Fund to pay for veteran’s health care provided by sources other than the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill will be sent to the President. For more ...

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Jul 31, 2015 4:06 p.m.

The VA Accountability Act (H.R. 1994), which would make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to demote or fire employees based on poor performance and offer increased protection for whistleblowers, was passed in the House by a vote of 256–170. All but one of the votes against the bill came from Democrats. The White House issued a policy statement in strong opposition on the grounds that the bill would allow a VA employee to be removed ...

Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
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Jul 30, 2015

Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on July 30, 2015. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

H.J.Res. 269 (98th): A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency; and to provide for the systematic paying back of the national debt.

Introduced:

May 17, 198398th Congress, 1983–1984

Status:

Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on May 17, 1983, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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5/17/1983--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total appropriations of Congress from exceeding estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency. Prohibits any increase in ...
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The “H.J.Res.” in “H.J.Res. 269” means this is a House joint resolution in the United States Congress. A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Civic Impulse. (2015). H.J.Res. 269 — 98th Congress: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide .... Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/98/hjres269

“H.J.Res. 269 — 98th Congress: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide ....” www.GovTrack.us. 1983. August 2, 2015 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/98/hjres269>